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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Mariko's husband, Buntaro, is trapped at the end of the jetty?
(a) he launches a bomb that blows up the jetty.
(b) he prepares to kill himself.
(c) Rodrigues shows up to rescue him.
(d) he jumps into the ocean and swims away.

2. Why does Omi, nephew of Yabu, advise that the men from the shipwreck not be killed?
(a) because it is not an auspicious day.
(b) because they might know something important.
(c) because they would amuse the shōgun.
(d) because of their apparent dislike of the priest.

3. Why do many guards die on the way to the ship?
(a) they fall into the water.
(b) they are attacked by peasants.
(c) they are attacked by archers.
(d) they are attacked by tigers.

4. Who arrives and almost puts an end to the ruse Toranaga uses for his getaway?
(a) Mariko.
(b) Father Sebastio.
(c) Yaemon.
(d) Ishido.

5. How does the galley get safely into the harbor?
(a) another galley comes to haul it.
(b) Blackthorne pilots it.
(c) a freak wind saves it.
(d) the storm ceases.

6. What history does Domingo tell Blackthorne about?
(a) traders who came to Japan over a century ago.
(b) the rise and fall of the shōguns.
(c) the migration of the Japanese from mainland Asia.
(d) the religion of the Japanese.

7. Satisfied Blackthorne is not an enemy, what does Friar Dominga tell Blackthorne?
(a) about Spanish priests.
(b) about Spanish ships.
(c) about Spanish gold.
(d) about Spanish cuisine.

8. What causes Toranaga to have trouble sleeping?
(a) his bed it too hard.
(b) his wife snores.
(c) he is thinking about many problems he faces.
(d) he fears assassination.

9. What has Toranaga learned about his situation?
(a) he has developed a terminal illness.
(b) he is scheduled to be executed.
(c) he has solid support of the other four regents.
(d) he is alone against the other four regents.

10. What is the position of Toda Hiro-matsu?
(a) he is Toranga's rival.
(b) he is the shōgun's general.
(c) he is the provencial governor.
(d) he is Toranga's adviser.

11. What does Blackthorne admit to Toranaga about the war between Spain and Holland?
(a) that it will soon spread to Japan.
(b) that he never participated in it.
(c) that religious differences are a ridiculous reason for war.
(d) that it has nothing to do with him.

12. How does Blackthorne realize he is not going to be executed?
(a) they give him a musket.
(b) they tell him in Portuguese.
(c) they take him out of the prison courtyard.
(d) they give him a bath and new clothes.

13. What does Domingo teach Blackthorne?
(a) how to plan an escape.
(b) some words and phrases in Japanese.
(c) how to keep warm in the cell.
(d) some Biblical history.

14. While Yabu is telling Omi that the next battle will be fought at sea, what does he see entering the bay?
(a) a fleet of English warships.
(b) a ship flying the flag of Toranaga.
(c) a pod of whales.
(d) the HMS Pinafore.

15. How is Rodrigues found the morning after the storm?
(a) floating face down in the surf at the bottom of a cliff.
(b) alive and well at the bottom of a cliff.
(c) barely alive at the bottom of a cliff.
(d) dead and mangled at the bottom of a cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Domingo say about the prisoners in the place where he and Blackthorne are?

2. What is Toda's plan for the Erasmus?

3. What order does Toda Hiro-matsu issue?

4. How long has Hiro-matsu been serving Toranaga?

5. What is Blackthorne looking for when he manages to return to his ship?

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